The
passing
of
Rishi
Kapoor
has
left
a
big
hole
in
the
hearts
of
audiences
of
the
Hindi
film
industry.
However,
we
may
get
to
see
Rishi
on
screen
one
last
time.
Reportedly,
Rishi
Kapoor's
last
film
Sharmaji
Namkeen
will
be
releasing
in
theatres
post
lockdown.
The
film's
producer
Honey
Tehran
confirmed
the
news.
Speaking
to
Mid-Day,
producer
Honey
Tehran
said,
"We
want
to
take
this
film
to
the
theatres
for
his
friends,
family
and
fans.
We
all
owe
this
to
Rishiji,
one
of
the
silver
screen
legends.
I
am
grateful
to
Ritesh
[Sidhwani,
producer]
and
Farhan
[Akhtar,
producer]
for
investing
in
the
movie
not
just
monetarily,
but
also
emotionally."
The
film
is
being
helmed
by
first
time
director
Hitesh
Bhatia.
It
is
being
produced
by
Excel
Entertainment
in
association
with
Honey
Tehran
and
Abhishek
Choubey.
Honey
added,
"We
shot
a
major
portion
of
the
film
in
Delhi
during
January.
Only
a
four-day
schedule
was
pending."
Sharmaji
Namkeen
will
also
star
Juhi
Chawla
alongside
Rishi.
Following
Rishi's
demise,
Juhi
wrote
a
lengthy
tribute
to
her
co-star
and
reminisced
the
times
they
had
worked
together
in
films
like
Ghar
Ghar
Ki
Kahani,
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak,
and
so
on.
Rishi
was
last
seen
in
the
suspense
thriller
film
The
Body,
starring
alongside
Emraan
Hashmi,
Sobhita
Dhulipala
and
Vedhika.
Rishi
breathed
his
last
on
April
30,
2020.
His
funeral
was
attended
by
close
family
and
friends,
including
wife
Neetu
Kapoor,
son
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Alia
Bhatt,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Kareena
Kapoor,
and
Randhir
Kapoor.